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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in New London, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New London and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for New London:
    • 38.138743, -77.317779
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on New London
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
    • Since New London is near King George County and also Spotsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for King George County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for New London

Communities Also Named New London ...

We found 26 communities that are also named New London.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named New London.

Beyond Virginia, we know of 25 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 24 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Campbell County
      • This New London is located in Campbell County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the New London that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of New London.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Saint Clair County
      • This New London is located in Saint Clair County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the west southwest of the New London that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of New London.
    • Arkansas
      • Union County
      • This New London is located in Union County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the New London that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of New London.
    • California
      • Tulare County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of New London [Tulare County].
    • Connecticut
      • New London County
      • This New London is located in New London County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the New London that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of New London.
    • Illinois
      • Hamilton County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of New London [Hamilton County].
    • Indiana
      • Howard County
      • This New London is located in Howard County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New London that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of New London.
    • Iowa
      • Henry County
      • This New London is located in Henry County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New London that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of New London.
    • Kansas
      • Reno County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of New London [Reno County].
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This New London is located in Frederick County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the north of the New London that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of New London.
    • Minnesota
      • Kandiyohi County
      • This New London is located in Kandiyohi County and lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the New London that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kandiyohi County community of New London.
    • Missouri
      • Ralls County
      • This New London is located in Ralls County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New London that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ralls County community of New London.
    • New Hampshire
      • Merrimack County
      • This New London is located in Merrimack County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the New London that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of New London.
    • New York
      • Oneida County
      • This New London is located in Oneida County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the north northeast of the New London that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of New London.
    • North Carolina
      • Stanly County
      • This New London is located in Stanly County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the New London that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanly County community of New London.
    • Ohio
      • Huron County
      • This New London is located in Huron County and lies 338 miles [544 km]<1> to the northwest of the New London that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of New London.
      • Madison County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Madison County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of New London.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This New London is located in Chester County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the New London that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of New London.
      • Clearfield County
      • This New London is located in Clearfield County and lies 192 miles [309 km] to the north northwest of the New London that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of New London.
      • Warren County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of New London [Warren County].
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This New London lies 907 miles [1,459.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the New London that is located in Caroline County.
    • Quebec
      • This New London lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the New London that is located in Caroline County.
    • Texas
      • Rusk County
      • This New London is located in Rusk County and lies 1,070 miles [1,722 km]<1> to the west southwest of the New London that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of New London.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This New London is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New London that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of New London.
    • Washington
      • Grays Harbor County
      • This New London is located in Grays Harbor County and lies 2,409 miles [3,876.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New London that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grays Harbor County community of New London.
    • Wisconsin
      • Waupaca County
      • This New London is located in Waupaca County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the northwest of the New London that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waupaca County community of New London.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New London ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Bullocks Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Bullocks Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullocks Corner
  • Cash Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cash Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
  • Hicks Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hicks Mill is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Mill
  • Howards Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Howards Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Corner
  • Lent
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lent is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lent
  • Liberty
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Liberty is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Locks Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Locks Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Corner
  • Loving Fork
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Loving Fork is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving Fork
  • Mica
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Mica is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pullers Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Pullers Corner is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullers Corner
    • Range Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Range Corner is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range Corner
    • Raymonds Fork
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Raymonds Fork is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymonds Fork
    • Sales Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Sales Corner is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sales Corner
    • Samuels Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Young Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Young Corner is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Corner

How Far From New London to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as New London to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New London and extending to:

  • Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from New London to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 54 miles [86.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,942 miles [9,562.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,522 miles [7,277.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New London) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that New London could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New London, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<5>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from New London to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New London. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1387, Longitude: -77.3178       In this case, the coordinates for New London have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.099 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.561 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.119 degrees.